Top U.S. security official resigns over Iran war, challenges its justification
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Joe Kent, the director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned, becoming the first senior official in President Donald Trump’s administration to step down publicly over the war with Iran. In his resignation, Kent said Iran had posed “no imminent threat” to the United States when the decision to go to war was made.
According to U.S. reports, Kent said he could no longer support the war “in good conscience,” arguing that the decision was not grounded in a direct threat to the United States. He also said, in his account, that the conflict was driven by Israeli pressure and the influence of pro-Israel lobbying inside Washington, a claim that immediately deepened the political controversy around the administration’s case for war.
The resignation carries added political weight because Kent held one of the most sensitive posts in the U.S. national security structure, and because he is the first high-level official to leave in open protest since the war began weeks ago. His departure has renewed debate in Washington over whether the administration relied on decisive intelligence assessments or moved ahead under the pressure of political calculations and outside alliances.
In an early response, Trump lashed out at Kent and called him “weak on security,” suggesting the resignation is likely to evolve into a broader political fight rather than remain a routine internal dispute.
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